Jasper Cherry — Wunderkind-Biografie

Biografie

The semi-final

Series fourteen staged its semi-finals late, between 30 August and 10 October 2020, after the pandemic stopped production in March. Cherry appeared in the fourth, broadcast on 26 September to 6.07 million viewers, and finished first with 49.2 percent of the public vote, qualifying outright without a judges' vote.

The figure is the outlier in the series. A Britain's Got Talent semi-final splits one night's vote between eight or nine acts, so the leader usually lands somewhere between a fifth and a third of it. Taking almost half means the rest of the bill shared the other half between them.

The final

The final was broadcast on 10 October 2020 to 7.12 million viewers. The comic singer and pianist Jon Courtenay won with 35.7 percent, the choir Sign Along with Us came second on 15.3, the comic juggler Steve Royle third on 14.1 and the comedian Nabil Abdulrashid fourth on 13.9.

Cherry finished eighth of ten with 3.3 percent. Between a semi-final share of 49.2 percent and a final share of 3.3 percent lies the whole arithmetic of the format: the two votes measure different things. A semi-final leader beats the acts on that night; a finalist has to beat nine other acts who each did the same.

A final half made of magic

Five of the ten acts in the 2020 final were magic acts. The duo James and Dylan Piper, aged 38 and 12, finished fifth on 5.7 percent; the close-up magician Damien O'Brien, 34, sixth on 4.6; the 11-year-old close-up magician Aidan McCann seventh on 3.7; Cherry eighth on 3.3; and Magical Bones, 37, ninth on 2.9.

Together those five took 20.2 percent, less than the winner managed alone. All five finished between fifth and ninth, inside a band under three points wide. The records do not say why, and this page does not speculate; they do show that the discipline was heavily represented and uniformly beaten.

The conditions

The series was broadcast in two halves. Pre-recorded audition shows ran on ITV from 11 April to 30 May 2020, and the live rounds only resumed on 30 August, with a virtual audience, physical distancing among hosts, judges, contestants and crew, and semi-finals that were pre-recorded rather than live, which changed the voting format.

Simon Cowell, injured, was replaced for the semi-finals and final by Ashley Banjo, and Amanda Holden was promoted to head judge. Five golden buzzers had gone to Fayth Ifil, Honey and Sammy, Jon Courtenay, Nabil Abdulrashid and Sign Along with Us; Cherry received none, and reached the final on votes.

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What is documented — and what is not

Firm: his age of 14, his act as close-up magic, 49.2 percent and first place in semi-final four on 26 September 2020, and eighth of ten in the final on 10 October with 3.3 percent.

Not documented in the sources gathered here: his home town, his school, his family, who taught him, what the routines contained, and anything about him after October 2020. There is no Wikipedia article in his own name; he appears inside the series fourteen tables. The research note behind this record also flags that his nationality is assumed from the show rather than stated in the source.

Chronik der Leistungen

Jasper Cherry — every milestone on this page, in order.

11 April – 30 May 2020

Aufgezeichnete Audition-Shows der 14. StaffelDie aufgezeichneten Audition-Shows der 14. Staffel werden auf ITV ausgestrahlt

30 August 2020

Die verzögerten Live-Runden beginnen mit einemDie verzögerten Live-Runden beginnen mit einem virtuellen Publikum

26 September 2020

Cherry, 14, gewinnt das Halbfinale 4 mit 49Cherry, 14, gewinnt das Halbfinale 4 mit 49,2 Prozent der Publikumsstimmen

10 October 2020

Belegt im Finale den achten von zehn Plätzen mitBelegt im Finale den achten von zehn Plätzen mit 3,3 Prozent

10 October 2020

Jon Courtenay gewinnt die Staffel mit 35Jon Courtenay gewinnt die Staffel mit 35,7 Prozent vor 7,12 Millionen Zuschauern

Watch: Jasper Cherry on camera

Britain's Got Talent 2020: 14-year-old magician Jasper Cherry, full auditionAnthony Ying

Historischer Vergleich

Person	Land	Meilenstein	Alter / Wert
Issy Simpson	Vereinigtes Königreich	Zweitplatzierte bei Britain's Got Talent 2017, im Alter von 8 Jahren	8 Jahre
Ryland Petty	Vereinigtes Königreich	Er erreichte ein Live-Halbfinale in Großbritannien mit neun Jahren und ein weiteres in Amerika mit	9 Jahre
Kadan Bart Rockett	Vereinigte Staaten	Zauber-Act, America's Got Talent Staffel 11 Halbfinale (2016)	10 Jahre
Aidan McCann	Vereinigtes Königreich	Elf Jahre alt, 27 Prozent einer Halbfinal-Stimme und ein Finale, in dem fünf	11 Jahre
Jasper Cherry	Vereinigtes Königreich	Fast die Hälfte aller Stimmen des Abends gingen an einen 14-Jährigen mit	14 Jahre

What is documented — and what is not

✓ Documented

Took 49.2 percent to win semi-final 4 on 26 September 2020, aged 14
Finished eighth of ten in the final on 10 October 2020 with 3.3 percent
Five of the ten finalists were magic acts, taking 20.2 percent between them

? Unverified, disputed or wrong

No home town, school, family or training detail in the sources gathered here
No description of the routines performed
Nothing documented after October 2020, and no Wikipedia article of his own
Nationality is taken from the show rather than stated in the source table

Questions people ask about Jasper Cherry

How old was Jasper Cherry on Britain's Got Talent?

Fourteen, in the 2020 series. No source in this record gives a date of birth.

What was Jasper Cherry's semi-final score?

49.2 percent of the public vote in the fourth semi-final on 26 September 2020 - first on the night, and the largest single share of the series' semi-finals.

Where did Jasper Cherry finish in the final?

Eighth of ten, with 3.3 percent, on 10 October 2020.

Why did his vote fall so far?

The sources do not explain it. They record that a semi-final divides one night's vote between eight or nine acts, while the final divided it between ten acts that had each topped a night of their own, five of them magicians.